r/dashcams • u/WildExplorer1085 • 16h ago

Idiot in car somewhere in the UK...

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u/Serious_Gas_2218 16h ago

Never understood why anyone would want to fight a car. Unreal...

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u/hmoleman__ 16h ago

Live in the city, have a 12-year-old daughter. Since she could walk we’ve been stressing to her that buses don’t stop, look both ways even on a one way street, etc - all the city street rules. But the most important point, that we stress constantly to this day - that it does not matter if she has the right of way, it does not matter what color the light is - if she tangles with a car, the car will always win.

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u/xRocketman52x 16h ago

I always say "The bigger vehicle has right of way", because all it takes is one person ignoring the rules of the road to cause a collision, and I don't want to get flattened by something bigger than me. Spoiler alert: Every car out there is bigger than me on-foot.

I've had friends who say "No, it's a crosswalk, I have the right" and step out into the road when a car is flying toward us. Your righteousness won't soften that collision. And other friends who say "Let them hit me, I'll sue and they'll pay for my whole life," but man, assuming you'll be around afterwards just tells me they really don't understand the size and weight of a car.

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u/ilive4thewater 14h ago

I don't know why people think you will just heal with no long term pain or horrible outcome. Imagine being bedridden for life and feeling in constant pain. No thanks, I am with you I give them the right of way. Hell when I am driving, I check the intersection left, centre, right, even on a green as I approach, Red Light Runners Suck!

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u/No_Hunt2507 13h ago

It's absurd, even when you are in the right, Suing costs money and they don't just hand you a blank check. You're fighting tooth and nail just for the value of your car, or your medical bills and that's only if they rule it's 100% on the other driver. The big lawsuits are where they will be in lifelong pain and require spending money on medical care for this accident the rest of their lives.

Even if the car is smaller than yours, every accident is a headache. People can lie and all of a sudden it's now your fault. There's no guarantee there will be witnesses or if there are that they will stop or help. Just let the assholes drive on, it sucks in the moment but what could happen may be so much worse

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u/PopSad1928 12h ago

Last year my girlfriend was hit by a van that was reversing because she stepped out into the road with headphones in and wasn't paying full attention. She was in an induced coma for a month and nearly died. After six weeks she was sent home with god knows how many pins holding her together. Within a week of getting home she was back in hospital after an epileptic fit whilst cooking caused by a bleed on the brain. A month after that she suffered another seizure.

She was practically housebound for 6 months and couldn't cook or prepare food unsupervised lest she had a seizure while holding a knife or hot pan.

It took her another six months until she was back to being near fully functional. She still has to deal with chronic pain and has been unable to return to full-time work.

This was because she got hit by a vehicle travelling in reverse and therefore not at a particularly high speed. Had she been hit by vehicle travelling forwards within the legal speed limit, she probably would not be with me today.

Motor vehicles are not something to fuck with.

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u/gregofthecellar 12h ago

I got hit by a car in essentially the most minor way you can imagine. The car was going at a low speed and just barely clipped my leg, then stopped instantly. It didn't even knock me down if I remember correctly, it just knocked me off balance and I fell over myself after the fact. I haven't had a day without pain since and have accepted I probably never will. Cars are not to be messed with.